The Space Lady: Down To Earth

byCheri Amour
September 11, 2025

Cosmic icon and Casio busker The Space Lady reflects on her 50-year journey – from San Francisco street performer to her debut club tour aged 66 – and why she believes she’s finally ready to plant her feet back on terra firma

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100 TRACKS OF TOMORROW

byES Staff

Musicians have been writing and recording tracks about the future since pretty much forever, and we’re marking our 100th issue with 100 of our favourite examples. They’re mostly electronic, of course, but you might find some surprises along the way…

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5 minute read

Ela Minus: Day Tripper

byJeremy Allen

Ela Minus’ second album seamlessly fuses powerful sonics AND cutting-edge production, cementing the Colombian producer as a major rising star

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11 minute read

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft: Was is Das? Das ist Daf

byPaul Lester

You join us in Germany, where Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF to their friends) treat a large, expectant festival crowd to a proper sonic hosing, industrial style. They’ve clearly lost none of their edge in a mere 30-odd years of doing things their own way…

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11 minute read

Taking The Trans Europe Express

byJools Stone

From Paris to Vienna to Düsseldorf, our very own man on the train follows the route laid out on ‘Trans-Europe Express’ for a unique Tour De Kraftwerk

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9 minute read

Sparks: Tap Dancing

byMat Smith

With the album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’, Sparks sound as essential as ever. What keeps them going after all these years? We talk Adam and Eve, Stravinsky, The Gettysburg Address and lawnmowers…

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7 minute read

John Carpenter: Hammer Horror

byFinlay Milligan

Famed not only for his horror films, but also for their breathtaking soundtracks, we catch up with John Carpenter on the eve of his latest venture… a reworking of the legendary ‘Halloween’ score

The Space Lady: Down To Earth

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Cheri Amour

100 TRACKS OF TOMORROW

Ela Minus: Day Tripper

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft: Was is Das? Das ist Daf

Taking The Trans Europe Express

Sparks: Tap Dancing

John Carpenter: Hammer Horror

801, The Supergroup That Lasted Six Weeks

Mary Anne Hobbs

Don Letts

Moby: To The Beat, Y’all!

Arushi Jain: Raga Time

Faizal Mostrixx: Days of Future Past

Alan Vega: Vega Voltage

Thomas Dolby: The Appliance Of Science

The Space Lady: Down To Earth

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